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Greenland, Iceland sign cooperation agreement in Reykjavik

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 15:22
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Greenland and Iceland signed a cooperation agreement in Reykjavik on Thursday that focuses on three main areas: economy, climate change

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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope gets climate change close-up

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 11:10 — Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2022 at 16:57
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Pope Francis’s visit to Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with

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Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway’s new Arctic Policy outlines dramatic shift in regional security

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 10:24
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A sharp change in Norway’s relationship with neighboring Russia stands a the core of the Prime Minister’s new policy document.

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Ecosystems shifting in Russia’s Arctic waters, scientists find

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 10:30
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Species that previously were non-existent in Russia’s remote and icy Arctic waters are now found in big numbers. The researchers

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

New vessel hopes to renew fisheries in Inuit region of Labrador, Atlantic Canada

Jacob Barker, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 14:22
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A new exploratory fishing vessel is looking to renew an old industry in Nain, in northern Labrador, Atlantic Canada. The

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

U.S. ratifies moratorium on fishing in High Arctic seas

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 11:31 — Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 12:43
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The United States has become the fourth jurisdiction after Canada, the European Union and Russia to ratify a landmark international

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Fishers in Canada’s Northwest Territories complain of excessive government control

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 14:34
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Though a new fish processing plant is being built in Hay River, N.W.T., there’s a growing need to rebuild relations

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 14:31
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“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 15:26 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 09:54
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Swedes love salmon but some scientists and a new film say the farmed variety of the fish isn’t as healthy

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada ratifies international moratorium on commercial fishing in the High Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 09:14 — Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 16:29
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Canada has ratified an international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General News 

Community in Arctic Canada seeks ways to grow thriving turbot industry

Donna McElligott, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 15:41
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Every day and night in Pangnirtung, Nunavut from January to April, there’s a steady parade of snow machines leaving and

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General News 

Greenland Atlantic salmon catch numbers well above new quota

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 13:46 — Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 11:37
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Just a few months ago, members of the Atlantic Salmon Federation were celebrating. Initial figures from Greenland showed the salmon

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia, Norway find common ground on Barents fish

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 15:33
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We consider the interaction between our countries on regulation of joint fish stocks an example for all other coastal states,

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. gov clears path for genetically engineered salmon

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 15:10
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Genetically engineered salmon is on its way to the United States. U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced Friday

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Business Business (Norway) General News Norway 

Norway’s seafood exports continue to grow

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 14:41
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Norwegian seafood export valued record high €10 billion in 2018, up 5% compared to 2017. 2.7 million tonnes of seafood

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